Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 12:20 AM PDT (07:20 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 13 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-07-15 07:20:25 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.068° N, 118.081° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2632 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.77 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2631 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.418 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2626 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.617 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 2619 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.014 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2619 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.612 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2608 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.613 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.313 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.513 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.17 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.830 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2592 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.524 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.219 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2639 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.724 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2642 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.625 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2645 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.932 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2645 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.94 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2646 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.826 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2648 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.560 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2650 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.73 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2652 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.618 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.561 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2662 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00695401. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.